Unlike the U.S., some European countries have stopped using chlorine to disinfect drinking water to avoid changing the taste and potential health problems. Which approach is better?
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There’s enough water under the ground to form a lake 100m deep over the earth.
Virginia Tech University engineering students blew the whistle on Flint, Michigan’s toxic drinking water. Hailed as heroes, they’ve also learned that it isn’t easy to do science for the public good.
Many observers have called for criminal prosecutions in Flint, Michigan’s water crisis. A law professor with experience in federal and state government reviews the laws that may have been broken.
If Flint, Michigan were an affluent suburb, would residents have been exposed as long to drinking toxic water? Pioneering scholar Robert Bullard calls Flint’s crisis a classic case of environmental discrimination
The Bureau of Meteorology recently released for the first time comprehensive national data on recycling and desalination.
Managing Africa’s water sources is a matter of vital importance for people to have any hope of surviving on the continent
Australian sewers are being corroded partly because of an additive used in the drinking water treatment process. In some cases the lifetime of concrete pipes is being reduced by up to 90%. But much of…
The evolution of 3D printing has moved quickly and it is now poised to alter every aspect of our lives and health. Thousands of Europeans are enjoying 3D-printed metal orthopaedic implants to support or…
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Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Earth Sciences and Executive Director, Environmental Resilience Institute, Indiana University
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Professor of Civil, Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Purdue University
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Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair, Integrated Knowledge, Engineering and Sustainable Communities, University of Calgary
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Professor of Integrated Water Systems, University of Sheffield
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Assistant Professor of Environmental Health, Middlebury
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Visiting Adjunct Professor, School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor of Water Resources, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
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Professor and Head of School of Civil Engineering, University of Sydney
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Director, Nephrology and Kidney Care Services, Melbourne Health
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Associate Professor in Public Health, The University of Queensland
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Lillian Gilbreth Postdoctoral Fellow, Purdue University
